Reliefs and three-dimensional sculptures in various stages of completion appear suddenly during the Late (712-332 BCE) and Ptolemaic periods (332-30 BCE). These pieces are believed to have been used in the training of sculptors.

Incised lines are visible in sections of the neck, shoulders, and inner legs of this torso, guiding the sculptor as he followed a canon of proportions for the figure. Though left unfinished, this work demonstrates the sculptor’s interest in the human form with the characteristic fleshiness of the Ptolemaic Period. Strokes carved by a bullnose chisel accentuate the curved surfaces of the body and kilt, while flat-chisel strokes cut the crisp lines of the belt.